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October 13, 2019 No Responses

BMW Delivers 1,866,198 Units In Nine Months

BMW recorded 4.6 per cent growth in delivery in September 2019 with 248,684 units, which includes BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce vehicles. Cumulatively, the auto group has delivered 1,866,198 units between January-September this year, up 1.7 per cent compared to...

October 12, 2019 No Responses

Michelin To Close Tyre Factory

Foremost Tyre manufacturer, Michelin has concluded plans to close a French-based factory with 619 employees next year as competition from cheaper Asian manufacturers knocks its profit margin. Two weeks ago, the French company announced the closure of a factory...

October 10, 2019 No Responses

Toyota Unveils Self-Driving Shuttle For 2020 Olympic Games

Toyota on Wednesday revealed the version of its e-Palette self-driving shuttle that will be used to transport athletes during the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The e-Palette was first shown as a concept in early 2018 and is essentially an...

October 9, 2019 No Responses

Nissan Appoints Uchida CEO

Nissan Motors on Tuesday announced the appointment of a new chief executive to lead the embattled Japanese automaker as it tries to recover from deteriorating profits and crumbling leadership. The new chief, Makoto Uchida, has worked at the company since...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Kia Motors, Vodafone Seal Partnership

Kia Motors on Monday sealed partnership with telecom service provider, Vodafone Idea. According to a statement issued by Vodafone Idea, the partnership between the companies will enable Kia Seltos to function with advanced connected car functionality. &n...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Delivers 223,838 Vehicles In September

Mercedes-Benz achieved a new September record last month with 223,838 vehicles sold worldwide. From July to September, a total of 590,514 cars with the three-pointed star were sold, which is the best third quarter in the company’s history . A...

October 6, 2019 No Responses

Renault To Sustain Growth

French carmaker, Renault has reiterated its commitment to post an increase in volumes for the entire calendar year on the back of the demand of their new launches Triber and Kwid in India.. Renault India had reported a decline of...

October 3, 2019 No Responses

TVS Road Side Assistance Scheme Debuts

TVS Motor Company has announced Road Side Assistance program for its Apache RR 310 customers in India. The program will offer unlimited kilometers (towing and mechanical services) of road side assistance for an entire year to new as well as...

September 23, 2019 No Responses

Electric Cars: Germany To Unveil Incentives

The German government will raise incentives for buying electric cars under its new climate plan, as well as raising road tolls for trucks from 2023 and pumping money into rail operator Deutsche Bahn, a climate policy document seen by Reuters...

September 19, 2019 No Responses

Kia Seltos Displaces Hyundai Creta In August Sales

The ongoing competition between Kia Seltos and Hyundai Creta in the Indian Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) segment assumed a new dimension in the month of August, 2019. Within the month of August, Kia Seltos delivered 6,236 units to customers. The...

September 16, 2019 No Responses

Volkswagen Records 3.1% Drop In Sales

For the month of August 2019, Volkswagen Group has reported delivery of 848,600 vehicles globally, down by 3.1 per cent compared to August 2018 when it recorded 874,400 units. The group also informs that during the January-August period, it has...

September 12, 2019 No Responses

New Land Rover Defender Debuts

Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) manufacturer, Land Rover has unveiled the new-generation Defender that comes with a completely redesigned appearance. Based on the D7x architecture, the SUV is claimed to be capable of to withstand extreme road and weather co...

September 10, 2019 No Responses

Drama As New Nissan CEO Steps Down

The crisis rocking Nissan Motor continued on Monday as global Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hiroto Saikawa resigned from his position as the Japanese automaker remains entrenched in chaos after the firing of chairman Carlos Ghosn amid an alleged s...

September 10, 2019 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover Delivers 34,176 Units In August

Jaguar Land Rover has registered 34,176 vehicles in August 2019, down 6.7 per cent compared to the same month last year.. Jaguar recorded 9,702 units of retail sales in August 2019, down 17.8 per cent compared to the same month...